Your Interview
Your interview will provide you with an opportunity gain further information about the Integrated Masters in Physiotherapy, have a tour of the facilities and to meet academics and students on the course.
It’s also an opportunity to ask any questions that you may have concerning your studies at the University of St Mark & St John. The purpose of the interview is to assess your suitability for the profession of physiotherapy and will involve a writing task and a discussion about your reasons for wanting to join the profession, your experience and your career aspirations.
Interview Criteria
During the interview session, you will be assessed using the following criteria:
There is no specific preparation you need to undertake, but you may wish to access the following web resources:
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
ll short-listed candidates will be invited to an interview. This allows you to experience a range of activities that enable you to find out more about Marjon University, whilst also being interviewed for the course. The interview itself will include an information session about the programme, a 15-minute interactive group task and a 20-minute individual interview. Activities are facilitated by several of the teaching staff alongside local clinicians.
Areas focused upon in interview
Throughout the interview process, applicants will be rated on their demonstration of the following skills and values:
Interview Schedule
Please see below the schedule for the interview sessions (timings may change slightly depending on day and numbers of attendees)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:30-09:00 | Candidates and guests arrive and register at reception |
| 09:00-09:45 | Campus Tour |
| 09:45-10:15 | Allied Health and Nursing Department Welcome Talk |
| 10:15-10:45 | Course introduction and Welcome Talk |
| 10.45-11:30 | Group task |
| 11:30 onwards |
Individual interviews |
Attendees are welcome to leave after their individual interview has taken place.
Qualifications, DBS documents and online health check
You will need to provide copies of any qualifications already achieved and identification documents for a DBS check to interviews@marjon.ac.uk prior to your interview date.
As part of DBS checking guidelines, we are required to see physical copies of the DBS documents and we ask to see these at the initial interview stage. Please bring original versions of the documents that you will you scan and send to us in advance of the interview.
Please see your interview invitation letter for further information about the documents you need to send us. If you are unable to make your interview date or if you have any queries, please email interviews@marjon.ac.uk.
After the interview
If you are successful in securing a place on our Integrated Masters Physiotherapy, you will be notified via UCAS. If you accept an offer with us, we will be in touch regarding your DBS check and online health assessment- you cannot apply for this independently.
Unsuccessful candidates will be made an alternative offer, where suitable.
